CLEVELAND – There wasn’t drama around whether Kyle Schwarber would extend his on-base streak to 46 games on Sunday.
In fact, it took him all of three pitches.
After seeing a ball and a strike from Guardians starter Luis L. Ortiz in the second inning of the Phillies’ matchup against the Guardians, Schwarber mashed a changeup over the heart of the plate to the right-field seats for a solo home run to give the Phillies their first run in a 3-0 win.
It was the classic Schwarber home run. It left his bat fast (112.5 mph exit velocity) and went far (392 feet), and, most importantly, staked the Phillies to a lead.
And somehow it wasn’t his most impressive home run of the day.
In the eighth inning, Schwarber blasted a 397-foot home run off Guardians reliever Tim Herrin to give the Phillies two important insurance runs.
He now has 30 homers at 112+ mph exit velocity with the Phillies, which is far and away the most in franchise history.
